Sunday, January 12, 2025

January 12, 2003: Hard to believe but Maurice Gibb died so many years ago




Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees passed away on this day in 2003.  He was only 53.

Maurice, along big brother Barry and twin Robin, wrote & recorded some of the best songs of our generation.

"Mo" did not do a lot of lead vocals but did provide that middle voice in the group's unique harmonies, such as in "Lonely days".

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We remember Maurice Gibb (1949-2003)





Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees died on this day in 2003.  It was a sudden death unlike Robin who battled cancer for over a year.  The news flash was a shock to say the least.


Maurice was known as the "Man in the middle".  He did not do a lot of lead vocals.  His contributions were the indispensable 3rd voice in the group's harmonies and arranging their hit songs.  He played bass, guitar, piano and organ.

We remember "It's just the way", one of Maurice Gibb's best lead vocals & "Toast and marmalade for tea", a song that Maurice produced for Tin Tin.

This is a great CD box set that covers four decades of hits and songwriting.

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Happy # 74 Drew Pearson

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We remember Drew Pearson who was born in New Jersey on this day in 1951.

Who remembers "The Hail Mary" pass?   It is one of the most exciting plays in Dallas Cowboys' history.   It was Staubach to Pearson, a magical pass from the 1974 post season.

Pearson had a great career with the Dallas Cowboys:
"In 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Drew Pearson rose from undrafted free agent rookie to one of the club's all-time leading receivers, from unknown to legend. Named to the All-Decade Team of the 1970s by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980, Pearson earned a niche as one of the top clutch receivers in football history."
After football, Pearson went into business and still does analysis on radio and TV.

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We remember Tom Dempsey (1947-2020)

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Thomas John Dempsey was born in Milwaukee on this day in 1947.    He died in 2020.

Tom played in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints (1969–1970), Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1974), Los Angeles Rams (1975–1976), Houston Oilers (1977) and Buffalo Bills (1978–1979).

We remember Tom for a good NFL career and the 63-yard field goal that he hit in November 1970.


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We remember Rush Limbaugh (1951-2021)



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Let's remember the man behind the microphone:  Rush Limbaugh!  He was born on this day in 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and died in February 2021.

For 30-something years, Limbaugh spoke to millions of Americans every week.   He was a great radio host with a flair for humor and political analysis.  I don't know of a single radio host who kept his audience for 3 decades and 15 hours a week.  The man was really a genius behind that microphone.

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"61", Mantle & Maris: My second favorite baseball movie





"61" is a great baseball movie about the year that Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris challenged Babe Ruth's magical "60" from 1927.  

Maris eventually got to 61 and Mantle hit 54.


Beyond baseball, this is a great movie about two men with very different personalities:

January 12, 1969: We remember Joe Namath and Super Bowl III

This is for those of us who remember the Jets beating the Colts in Super Bowl III.   
"Jets 16, Colts 7" was the final score but it was not that close at all.  


We remember The Joe Namath show:  17 of 28 for 206 yards.  He got help from a couple of teammates: George Sauer caught eight of those passes for 133 yards and Don Snell ran for a Super Bowl record 121 yards.    


As I recall, the game was a consequential victory for the AFL and led to the AFC and NFC that we know today.


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We remember Maurice Gibb (1949-2003)




Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees died on this day in 2003.  It was a sudden death unlike Robin who battled cancer for over a year.  The news flash was a shock to say the least.

Maurice was known as the "Man in the middle".  He did not do a lot of lead vocals.  His contributions were the indispensable 3rd voice in the group's harmonies and arranging their hit songs.  He played bass, guitar, piano and organ.

We remember "It's just the way", one of Maurice Gibb's best lead vocals & "Toast and marmalade for tea", a song that Maurice produced for Tin Tin.

P.S.  You can listen to my show (Canto Talk).  If you like our posts, please look for ”Donate” on the right column.








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